Network monitoring of user equipment events

Abstract

Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method for supporting network monitoring of user equipment events. Some embodiments of the method include receiving, at a home subscriber server (HSS) in a public land mobile network (PLMN), a request to monitor one or more events associated with one or more users. The request is used to configure, activate, or deactivate delivery of reports from one or more entities in the PLMN to a monitor collection entity in response to the event(s). Some embodiments of the method also include configuring one or more profiles in the HSS associated with the user(s) based on the request and providing the request to monitor the event(s) associated with the user(s) to one or more serving nodes for user equipment associated with the user(s).

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         36 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a computer system configured to:
 receive, from a home subscriber server (HSS), a request to monitor at least one event associated with at least one user, wherein the request indicates at least one action to be taken by the apparatus in response to said at least one event; and 
 configure, based on the request, delivery of reports from the apparatus to a monitor collection entity in response to said at least one event. 
   
     
     
         37 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the computer system is configured to activate or deactivate delivery of the reports from the apparatus based on information provided to the apparatus by the HSS. 
     
     
         38 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein said at least one user is associated with user equipment that supports at least one machine type communication (MTC) application, and wherein the computer system is configured to receive a request to monitor at least one event associated with the at least one MTC application. 
     
     
         39 . The apparatus of  claim 38 , wherein the computer system is configured to receive a request to monitor an event indicating at least one of a behavior that is not aligned with an activated MTC feature associated with the at least one MTC application, a change in an association between the user equipment and a smart card, loss of connectivity, a communication failure, a change in geographical position of the user equipment, or a change in a point of attachment of the user equipment. 
     
     
         40 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the computer system is configured to provide a report to the monitor collection entity in response to detecting said at least one event associated with the said at least one user. 
     
     
         41 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the computer system is configured to take the at least one action in response to detecting said at least one event associated with user equipment. 
     
     
         42 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the computer system is configured to forward a request to monitor said at least one event to at least one network entity in a public land mobile network (PLMN) that serves user equipment associated with at least one user. 
     
     
         43 . A node for deployment in a public land mobile network (PLMN) that serves user equipment associated with at least one user, comprising:
 a computer system configured to:
 receive, from a home subscriber server (HSS), a request to monitor one or more events associated with at least one subscription associated with said at least one user, wherein the request indicates at least one action to be taken by at least one of the node or at least one other node in response to said at least one event; and 
 propagate the request toward said at least one other node participating in PLMN service delivery to said at least one user for monitoring said one or more events of said at least one event associated with said at least one subscription on the basis of the request received from the node. 
   
     
     
         44 . The node of  claim 43 , wherein the computer system is configured to propagate the request towards at least one of a radio access network, a serving gateway, a packet data node gateway, or a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN). 
     
     
         45 . The node of  claim 43 , wherein the request comprises an address indicating a monitor collection entity that can be used to configure delivery of reports to the monitor collection entity in response to said at least one event. 
     
     
         46 . The node of  claim 43 , wherein the computer system is configured to provide a report to the monitor collection entity in response to detecting said at least one event associated with said at least one subscription. 
     
     
         47 . The node of  claim 43 , wherein the computer system is configured to take said at least one action in response to at least one of the node or said at least one other node detecting a first event of said at least one event associated with said at least one subscription. 
     
     
         48 . The node of  claim 43 , wherein said at least one user is associated with user equipment that supports at least one machine type communication (MTC) application, and wherein the computer system is configured to receive a request to monitor at least one event associated with the at least one MTC application. 
     
     
         49 . The node of  claim 48 , wherein the computer system is configured to receive a request to monitor an event indicating at least one of behavior that is not aligned with an activated MTC feature associated with the at least one MTC application, a change in an association between the user equipment and a smart card, loss of connectivity, a communication failure, a change in geographical position of the user equipment, or a change in a point of attachment of the user equipment.